Woman charged with Tuesday night stabbing in Springfield

A Springfield woman has been charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action after a stabbing Tuesday night.

Authorities said Adrienne M. Jones stabbed a man she had been drinking with at a bar Tuesday night after he made unwanted sexual advances toward her while the two were at his apartment.

Jones told authorities she didn’t feel physically threatened by the man—Ival Boles—and said she could’ve left the apartment if she had wanted to because she was larger than Boles.

The probable cause statement in the case said:

Jones stated during the interview that she was much stronger than Boles and could have left the apartment without stabbing him. She stated she was not threatened physically by Boles’ actions, but she was upset about him touching her inappropriately. Boles is 61 years old and listed as 5′ 10″ tall and weighing 140 pounds. Jones is 48 years old and listed as 5′ 6″ tall and weighing 240 pounds.

Boles was taken to St. John’s Hospital with a stab wound to his stomach and other injuries to his chin, throat, head, forearm and chest. Boles was considered to be in critical but stable condition Wednesday morning, according to court records.

The alleged stabbing, which occurred in an apartment at 417 E. Locust, happened after Boles allegedly began trying to touch Jones inappropriately. Jones told authorities Boles had “crossed the line,” according to the probable cause statement.

Jones told authorities she first punched Boles twice in the face. She said she then saw a small folding knife in Boles’ bedroom and “poked” him with it multiple times.

Jones was charged Wednesday morning. The felony complaint filed in the case said Jones has previous felony convictions for burglary and narcotic possession in California.

Those documents also said Jones has multiple arrests for other charges, along with several parole violations on the California charges.

Prosecutors have asked for $75,000 bond. Online court records show Jones has not yet appeared in court on the charges.

About Kathryn Wall

Kathryn Wall covers the court system and Greene County for the News-Leader. She's a lifelong Ozarks resident who grew up in Nixa and graduated from Missouri State University.